Earlie Fires

Tags: Jockey (Horse Racer).

Earlie Stancel Fires (born March 19 1947 in Rivervale Arkansas) is a retired National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame jockey.Fires began riding professionally in 1964 and led all American apprentices in wins that year with 224. He retired on September 21 2008 having won 6470 races at racetracks across North America. In 1983 and again 1987 Fires set a record for Arlington Park by winning seven races in a single day of racing.

award

George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award

birth date

1947-03-19

birth place

Arkansas, Rivervale Arkansas, United States

honours

National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame

occupation

Jockey

race

Ohio Derby, Lincoln Heritage Handicap, Arlington Handicap, Sorority Stakes, Alcibiades Stakes, Davona Dale Stakes, Dixie Stakes, Forward Gal Stakes, Arlington Matron Handicap, E. P. Taylor Stakes, Sky Classic Stakes, Duchess Stakes, Isaac Murphy Handicap, Phoenix Stakes (United States), La Prevoyante Stakes, Lafayette Stakes, Santa Barbara Handicap, Hanshin Cup, Nijinsky Stakes, Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes, Alabama Stakes, American Derby, Ashland Stakes, Breeders' Futurity Stakes, Donn Handicap, Florida Derby, Gazelle Stakes, Spinster Stakes, Washington Park Handicap, Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes, Pan American Stakes, Jersey Derby, Purple Violet Stakes, Fairmount_Derby

race horse

In Reality, Buck's Boy, One Dreamer, Foolish Pleasure

wins

6470